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    6 weeks into new contract

    ........................ and totally pissed off with it.

    Its good, easy money and no doubt some \ many \ few will say keep on invoicing. I will until the end date then Im ******* off.

    How long is the longest anyone's gone before being pissed off with a new contract!?
    I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

    #2
    Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post
    ........................ and totally pissed off with it.

    Its good, easy money and no doubt some \ many \ few will say keep on invoicing. I will until the end date then Im ******* off.

    How long is the longest anyone's gone before being pissed off with a new contract!?
    No more than a couple of days. Anything more than that, then I start to think there is something wrong with me.
    If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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      #3
      Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?
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        #4
        Believe me no mater how bad it is you can bet your bottom dollar it's not as bad as sitting at home day after day wondering where it all went wrong.

        I've had a couple of stinkers but I didn't GAS as it's a means to an end and you know it's only temporary, some poor permy sucker is going to be doing the same thing for half what your getting paid.
        Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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          #5
          Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
          Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?
          I could do but I like to complete contracts. You never know when you may want \ have to go back to a place.


          Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post
          Believe me no mater how bad it is you can bet your bottom dollar it's not as bad as sitting at home day after day wondering where it all went wrong.

          I've had a couple of stinkers but I didn't GAS as it's a means to an end and you know it's only temporary, some poor permy sucker is going to be doing the same thing for half what your getting paid.
          Yep, been there done that, worn the T shirt. Will do it on this job to the end date though. Only another 8 weeks to go (Im counting down already!)
          I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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            #6
            Originally posted by pmeswani View Post
            No more than a couple of days. Anything more than that, then I start to think there is something wrong with me.
            Good answer!

            I was completely pissed off on my return into contracting. Been in about 12 weeks so far, with another 12 to go. Managing the client to deliver what they want and when they want it. Which in turn is giving me loads of spare time as they're not really pushing that hard.

            So taking it easy and training on other stuff for later.
            What happens in General, stays in General.
            You know what they say about assumptions!

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              #7
              Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
              Good answer!

              I was completely pissed off on my return into contracting. Been in about 12 weeks so far, with another 12 to go. Managing the client to deliver what they want and when they want it. Which in turn is giving me loads of spare time as they're not really pushing that hard.

              So taking it easy and training on other stuff for later.
              I've held the same attitude (i.e. the couple of day rule) since permie days. It takes me a couple of days to get to know the people I work with. If it turns out that they are a bunch of t*ssers, then I know there is something wrong within the company.

              I don't like to walk away from contracts if I can avoid it, so I tend to wait until renewal before walking away (i.e. I don't renew!).

              The people I am working with are fairly good to get on with, which is the only salvation at the moment.
              If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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                #8
                You're a contractor - you should be able to do 3 months in a Turkish prison.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by kaiser78 View Post
                  Can't you invoke your substitution clause in your IR35 friendly contract ?
                  Do many people actually do this? or is it CUK contractor wishful thinking?

                  Nine times out of ten, no-one is going to blindly accept a substitute. Even with an interview, surely you may as well go to the open market as well?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Muttley08 View Post
                    Do many people actually do this? or is it CUK contractor wishful thinking?

                    Nine times out of ten, no-one is going to blindly accept a substitute. Even with an interview, surely you may as well go to the open market as well?
                    WHS. How many of us didn't have an interview for our current position? Extremely unlikely any clients would let us bugger off and replace ourselves with someone they don't even know. When we're offered a contract, for most of us that contract is for us as individuals rather than our Limited Co's to provide the service, I don't care what our contracts say

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